Archives - 26 December 2012, Wednesday

Top 7 Recycled Fashion Designs of 2010 (Vote for the Most Creative!) As someone far cleverer than us once said, trash is a failure of the imagination. From jewelry recast from confiscated AK-47 rifles to a "Joan Top 7 Recycled Fashion Designs of 2011 (Vote for the Most Creative!) As s...

Batter up with the ultimate gift for the baseball fanatic—well, next to season tickets at Wrigley or Fenway, anyway. In honor of the sport that inspired its line of leather goods in 1941, Coach released a limited-edition billfold , hand-pieced from 70-year-old vintage catcher’s mitts....

Even the rattiest sneaker can become an energy-harvesting powerhouse, thanks to an ultrathin crystal chip that converts footfalls into electricity. Developed by Anthony Mutua, a recent graduate of Mombasa Polytechnic University College , the device generates a charge large enough to p...

Here's some poop we won't mind scooping: Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a strain of bacteria that literally excretes gold . Cupriavidus metalliduran , according to microbiologist Kazem Kashefi and electronic artist Adam Brown, doesn't just survive on toxic con...

I cannot believe how much trash we’ve generated this year. I’m ashamed to say that I have filled at least 3 large trash bags with all kinds of waste – most of it recyclable – but still, it’s a lot of waste. I always feel guilty every time I toss one of those bags into my black bin (th...

No need to stay tethered to an electrical outlet or worry about your cellphone running out of juice; charging your smart device could soon require no more than a quick jog on the spot, according to Wake Forest University scientists, who have developed a thermoelectric device that conv...

Here's some poop we won't mind scooping: Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a strain of bacteria that literally excretes gold . Cupriavidus metalliduran , according to microbiologist Kazem Kashefi and electronic artist Adam Brown, doesn't just survive on toxic con...

Mommy’s little helper may cause chaos when preparing cookies and cupcakes, but it’s still loads of fun. Here’s an adorable apron to help catch all the spills as the spatula’s licked clean. Made in North Carolina from organic cotton + low impact dyes & available in small or large. buy ...

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Even the rattiest sneaker can become an energy-harvesting powerhouse, thanks to an ultrathin crystal chip that converts footfalls into electricity. Developed by Anthony Mutua, a recent graduate of Mombasa Polytechnic University College , the device generates a charge large enough to p...

fit for the mother of all martyrs herself. Comprising a jointed corset with protective shoulder and arm pieces, the medieval-style suit could easily be mistaken for finely wrought steel. Look closer, however, and the deftly manipulated strips of rubber—derived from